https://www.hufriedygroup.com/aus-nz/en en https://www.hufriedygroup.com/aus-nz/en/blog/oral-health-challenges-facing-women <span class="field field-name-title field-formatter-string field-type-string field-label-hidden">The Unique Oral Health Challenges Facing Women</span> <span class="field field-name-uid field-formatter-author field-type-entity-reference field-label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/aus-nz/en/user/51552" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" content="ecervello@hu-friedy.com">ecervello@hu-f…</span></span> <span class="field field-name-created field-formatter-timestamp field-type-created field-label-hidden">Tue, 06/22/2021 - 12:27</span> <div class="node__links"><ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><span class="node-readmore__link-wrapper"><a href="/aus-nz/en/blog/oral-health-challenges-facing-women" rel="tag" title="The Unique Oral Health Challenges Facing Women" class="node-readmore__link" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about The Unique Oral Health Challenges Facing Women</span></a></span></li><li class="comment-forbidden"><span class="comment-forbidden__link-wrapper"><a href="/aus-nz/en/user/login?destination=/aus-nz/en/blog/oral-health-challenges-facing-women%23comment-form">Log in</a> or <a href="/aus-nz/en/user/register?destination=/aus-nz/en/blog/oral-health-challenges-facing-women%23comment-form">register</a> to post comments</span></li></ul></div><div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-node--body field-formatter-text-summary-or-trimmed field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden has-single"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item"><h2>How Hormonal Changes Throughout a Woman’s Life Can Increase the Risk of Gum Disease and Tooth Decay</h2> <p>Being a woman at any age means contending with certain unique health risks. As a dental health care professional, you can help your female patients manage these risks by refamiliarizing yourself with the direct connections between a woman’s oral health and her overall health.</p></div></div> </div> Tue, 22 Jun 2021 17:27:49 +0000 ecervello@hu-friedy.com 34111 at https://www.hufriedygroup.com https://www.hufriedygroup.com/aus-nz/en/blog/masks-and-respirators <article data-history-node-id="34091" role="article" about="/aus-nz/en/blog/masks-and-respirators" class="node node--id-34091 node--type-blog node--view-mode-teaser"> <div class="node__container"> <header class="node__header"><span class="page-title"> <h2>Blog</h2> </span><h2 class="node__title"><a href="/aus-nz/en/blog/masks-and-respirators" class="node__title-link" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field-name-title field-formatter-string field-type-string field-label-hidden">Masks &amp; Respirators: Understanding Your Options</span> </a></h2></header> <div class="node__content"><div class="node__links"><ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><span class="node-readmore__link-wrapper"><a href="/aus-nz/en/blog/masks-and-respirators" rel="tag" title="Masks &amp; Respirators: Understanding Your Options" class="node-readmore__link" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Masks &amp; Respirators: Understanding Your Options</span></a></span></li><li class="comment-forbidden"><span class="comment-forbidden__link-wrapper"><a href="/aus-nz/en/user/login?destination=/aus-nz/en/blog/masks-and-respirators%23comment-form">Log in</a> or <a href="/aus-nz/en/user/register?destination=/aus-nz/en/blog/masks-and-respirators%23comment-form">register</a> to post comments</span></li></ul></div><div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-node--body field-formatter-text-summary-or-trimmed field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden has-single"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item"><h2>Guidelines, best practices, and options available</h2> <p>Now that the CDC aggregates and reports COVID-related hospitalizations instead of COVID transmissions, dental professionals could be at risk. By the time a dental practice is alerted to a COVID outbreak in their area, transmissions could already be at concerning levels. </p></div></div> </div> </div></div> </article> Tue, 08 Jun 2021 21:03:54 +0000 ecervello@hu-friedy.com 34091 at https://www.hufriedygroup.com https://www.hufriedygroup.com/aus-nz/en/blog/routine-in-office-sterilizer-efficacy-monitoring <article data-history-node-id="34085" role="article" about="/aus-nz/en/blog/routine-in-office-sterilizer-efficacy-monitoring" class="node node--id-34085 node--type-blog node--view-mode-teaser"> <div class="node__container"> <header class="node__header"><span class="page-title"> <h2>Blog</h2> </span><h2 class="node__title"><a href="/aus-nz/en/blog/routine-in-office-sterilizer-efficacy-monitoring" class="node__title-link" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field-name-title field-formatter-string field-type-string field-label-hidden">Best Practices for Routine In-Office Sterilizer Efficacy Monitoring</span> </a></h2></header> <div class="node__content"><div class="node__links"><ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><span class="node-readmore__link-wrapper"><a href="/aus-nz/en/blog/routine-in-office-sterilizer-efficacy-monitoring" rel="tag" title="Best Practices for Routine In-Office Sterilizer Efficacy Monitoring" class="node-readmore__link" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Best Practices for Routine In-Office Sterilizer Efficacy Monitoring</span></a></span></li><li class="comment-forbidden"><span class="comment-forbidden__link-wrapper"><a href="/aus-nz/en/user/login?destination=/aus-nz/en/blog/routine-in-office-sterilizer-efficacy-monitoring%23comment-form">Log in</a> or <a href="/aus-nz/en/user/register?destination=/aus-nz/en/blog/routine-in-office-sterilizer-efficacy-monitoring%23comment-form">register</a> to post comments</span></li></ul></div><div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-node--body field-formatter-text-summary-or-trimmed field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden has-single"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item"><h2>Follow These Steps to Achieve Sterility Assurance for Your Table-Top Steam Sterilizers</h2> <p>Routine sterilizer efficacy monitoring is a critical element of your practice’s infection prevention and control protocol. Steam sterilization is, of course, a routine part of instrument reprocessing, and it’s important to ensure your sterilizer is functioning properly for every load. As a result, there are certain steps you should be taking monthly, daily, and per each load to achieve sterility assurance.</p></div></div> </div> </div></div> </article> Tue, 11 May 2021 20:14:42 +0000 ecervello@hu-friedy.com 34085 at https://www.hufriedygroup.com https://www.hufriedygroup.com/aus-nz/en/blog/best-practices-for-hand-hygiene <article data-history-node-id="34084" role="article" about="/aus-nz/en/blog/best-practices-for-hand-hygiene" class="node node--id-34084 node--type-blog node--view-mode-teaser"> <div class="node__container"> <header class="node__header"><span class="page-title"> <h2>Blog</h2> </span><h2 class="node__title"><a href="/aus-nz/en/blog/best-practices-for-hand-hygiene" class="node__title-link" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field-name-title field-formatter-string field-type-string field-label-hidden">Reviewing Best Practices for Hand Hygiene</span> </a></h2></header> <div class="node__content"><div class="node__links"><ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><span class="node-readmore__link-wrapper"><a href="/aus-nz/en/blog/best-practices-for-hand-hygiene" rel="tag" title="Reviewing Best Practices for Hand Hygiene" class="node-readmore__link" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Reviewing Best Practices for Hand Hygiene</span></a></span></li><li class="comment-forbidden"><span class="comment-forbidden__link-wrapper"><a href="/aus-nz/en/user/login?destination=/aus-nz/en/blog/best-practices-for-hand-hygiene%23comment-form">Log in</a> or <a href="/aus-nz/en/user/register?destination=/aus-nz/en/blog/best-practices-for-hand-hygiene%23comment-form">register</a> to post comments</span></li></ul></div><div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-node--body field-formatter-text-summary-or-trimmed field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden has-single"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item"><h2>Answering Your Most Frequently Asked Questions</h2> <p>Hand hygiene has always been a critical part of infection prevention in health care settings, and the experience of living and working through a pandemic has only underscored its importance. However, despite the extra attention on infection prevention, the CDC <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/handhygiene/index.html">reports</a> that, “on average healthcare providers clean their hands less than half of the times they should.”</p></div></div> </div> </div></div> </article> Wed, 28 Apr 2021 03:52:49 +0000 ecervello@hu-friedy.com 34084 at https://www.hufriedygroup.com https://www.hufriedygroup.com/aus-nz/en/blog/instrument-reprocessing <article data-history-node-id="34081" role="article" about="/aus-nz/en/blog/instrument-reprocessing" class="node node--id-34081 node--type-blog node--view-mode-teaser"> <div class="node__container"> <header class="node__header"><span class="page-title"> <h2>Blog</h2> </span><h2 class="node__title"><a href="/aus-nz/en/blog/instrument-reprocessing" class="node__title-link" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field-name-title field-formatter-string field-type-string field-label-hidden">Instrument Reprocessing without the “Magic Window”</span> </a></h2></header> <div class="node__content"><div class="node__links"><ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><span class="node-readmore__link-wrapper"><a href="/aus-nz/en/blog/instrument-reprocessing" rel="tag" title="Instrument Reprocessing without the “Magic Window”" class="node-readmore__link" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Instrument Reprocessing without the “Magic Window”</span></a></span></li><li class="comment-forbidden"><span class="comment-forbidden__link-wrapper"><a href="/aus-nz/en/user/login?destination=/aus-nz/en/blog/instrument-reprocessing%23comment-form">Log in</a> or <a href="/aus-nz/en/user/register?destination=/aus-nz/en/blog/instrument-reprocessing%23comment-form">register</a> to post comments</span></li></ul></div><div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-node--body field-formatter-text-summary-or-trimmed field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden has-single"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item"><h2>Three Key Insights Every New Dental Graduate Should Know</h2> <p>Students at dental, dental hygiene, and dental assisting schools have very full plates. Whether in the classroom or in-clinic, there is a lot to learn in a relatively short amount of time. But one area where dental students sometimes get a break is in instrument reprocessing.</div></div> </div> </div></div> </article> Tue, 13 Apr 2021 19:51:50 +0000 ecervello@hu-friedy.com 34081 at https://www.hufriedygroup.com https://www.hufriedygroup.com/aus-nz/en/blog/changes-to-infection-prevention <article data-history-node-id="34076" role="article" about="/aus-nz/en/blog/changes-to-infection-prevention" class="node node--id-34076 node--type-blog node--view-mode-teaser"> <div class="node__container"> <header class="node__header"><span class="page-title"> <h2>Blog</h2> </span><h2 class="node__title"><a href="/aus-nz/en/blog/changes-to-infection-prevention" class="node__title-link" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field-name-title field-formatter-string field-type-string field-label-hidden">Four Changes to Infection Prevention and Control that Made a Difference</span> </a></h2></header> <div class="node__content"><div class="node__links"><ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><span class="node-readmore__link-wrapper"><a href="/aus-nz/en/blog/changes-to-infection-prevention" rel="tag" title="Four Changes to Infection Prevention and Control that Made a Difference" class="node-readmore__link" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Four Changes to Infection Prevention and Control that Made a Difference</span></a></span></li><li class="comment-forbidden"><span class="comment-forbidden__link-wrapper"><a href="/aus-nz/en/user/login?destination=/aus-nz/en/blog/changes-to-infection-prevention%23comment-form">Log in</a> or <a href="/aus-nz/en/user/register?destination=/aus-nz/en/blog/changes-to-infection-prevention%23comment-form">register</a> to post comments</span></li></ul></div><div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-node--body field-formatter-text-summary-or-trimmed field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden has-single"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item"><h2>Revisiting Critical Updates That Address Infection Risks</h2> <p>At this time last year, we were all collectively reeling from the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and dealing with the confusion, uncertainty, and anxiety of managing a new virus. And, in the midst of an unprecedented <a href="https://www.hu-friedy.com/blog/ready-to-reopen-after-covid-19">shutdown</a> that nearly ground dentistry to a complete halt, practices pivoted on the fly to implement new infection prevention and control procedures that would enable them to continue practicing safely.</p></div></div> </div> </div></div> </article> Tue, 30 Mar 2021 23:13:05 +0000 ecervello@hu-friedy.com 34076 at https://www.hufriedygroup.com https://www.hufriedygroup.com/aus-nz/en/blog/recognizing-dental-assistants <article data-history-node-id="34074" role="article" about="/aus-nz/en/blog/recognizing-dental-assistants" class="node node--id-34074 node--type-blog node--view-mode-teaser"> <div class="node__container"> <header class="node__header"><span class="page-title"> <h2>Blog</h2> </span><h2 class="node__title"><a href="/aus-nz/en/blog/recognizing-dental-assistants" class="node__title-link" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field-name-title field-formatter-string field-type-string field-label-hidden">Recognizing the Role of Dental Assistants</span> </a></h2></header> <div class="node__content"><div class="node__links"><ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><span class="node-readmore__link-wrapper"><a href="/aus-nz/en/blog/recognizing-dental-assistants" rel="tag" title="Recognizing the Role of Dental Assistants" class="node-readmore__link" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Recognizing the Role of Dental Assistants</span></a></span></li><li class="comment-forbidden"><span class="comment-forbidden__link-wrapper"><a href="/aus-nz/en/user/login?destination=/aus-nz/en/blog/recognizing-dental-assistants%23comment-form">Log in</a> or <a href="/aus-nz/en/user/register?destination=/aus-nz/en/blog/recognizing-dental-assistants%23comment-form">register</a> to post comments</span></li></ul></div><div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-node--body field-formatter-text-summary-or-trimmed field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden has-single"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item"><h2>The Pandemic Demonstrated That Dental Assistants Are Indispensable (But We Already Knew That)</h2> <p>Have you thanked a dental assistant lately? Now’s your chance. The <a href="https://www.adaausa.org/">American Dental Assistants Association</a> (ADAA) dubbed the first full week of March “<a href="https://www.adaausa.org/DARW">Dental Assistants Recognition Week</a>.”</p> <p>Of course, dental assistants have earned our gratitude all year round. Dental assistants are the hardworking heroes who keep practices running smoothly and patients happy.</p></div></div> </div> </div></div> </article> Tue, 16 Mar 2021 17:59:38 +0000 ecervello@hu-friedy.com 34074 at https://www.hufriedygroup.com https://www.hufriedygroup.com/aus-nz/en/blog/protection-and-proper-fit-n95-respirators <article data-history-node-id="34067" role="article" about="/aus-nz/en/blog/protection-and-proper-fit-n95-respirators" class="node node--id-34067 node--type-blog node--view-mode-teaser"> <div class="node__container"> <header class="node__header"><span class="page-title"> <h2>Blog</h2> </span><h2 class="node__title"><a href="/aus-nz/en/blog/protection-and-proper-fit-n95-respirators" class="node__title-link" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field-name-title field-formatter-string field-type-string field-label-hidden">Protection and Proper Fit with N95 Respirators</span> </a></h2></header> <div class="node__content"><div class="node__links"><ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><span class="node-readmore__link-wrapper"><a href="/aus-nz/en/blog/protection-and-proper-fit-n95-respirators" rel="tag" title="Protection and Proper Fit with N95 Respirators" class="node-readmore__link" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Protection and Proper Fit with N95 Respirators</span></a></span></li><li class="comment-forbidden"><span class="comment-forbidden__link-wrapper"><a href="/aus-nz/en/user/login?destination=/aus-nz/en/blog/protection-and-proper-fit-n95-respirators%23comment-form">Log in</a> or <a href="/aus-nz/en/user/register?destination=/aus-nz/en/blog/protection-and-proper-fit-n95-respirators%23comment-form">register</a> to post comments</span></li></ul></div><div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-node--body field-formatter-text-summary-or-trimmed field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden has-single"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item"><p> </p></div></div> </div> </div></div> </article> Tue, 02 Mar 2021 20:07:40 +0000 ecervello@hu-friedy.com 34067 at https://www.hufriedygroup.com https://www.hufriedygroup.com/aus-nz/en/blog/introducing-expanded-clear-collection <article data-history-node-id="33596" role="article" about="/aus-nz/en/blog/introducing-expanded-clear-collection" class="node node--id-33596 node--type-blog node--view-mode-teaser"> <div class="node__container"> <header class="node__header"><span class="page-title"> <h2>Blog</h2> </span><h2 class="node__title"><a href="/aus-nz/en/blog/introducing-expanded-clear-collection" class="node__title-link" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field-name-title field-formatter-string field-type-string field-label-hidden">Introducing the Expanded Clear Collection</span> </a></h2></header> <div class="node__content"><div class="node__links"><ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><span class="node-readmore__link-wrapper"><a href="/aus-nz/en/blog/introducing-expanded-clear-collection" rel="tag" title="Introducing the Expanded Clear Collection" class="node-readmore__link" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Introducing the Expanded Clear Collection</span></a></span></li><li class="comment-forbidden"><span class="comment-forbidden__link-wrapper"><a href="/aus-nz/en/user/login?destination=/aus-nz/en/blog/introducing-expanded-clear-collection%23comment-form">Log in</a> or <a href="/aus-nz/en/user/register?destination=/aus-nz/en/blog/introducing-expanded-clear-collection%23comment-form">register</a> to post comments</span></li></ul></div><div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-node--body field-formatter-text-summary-or-trimmed field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden has-single"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item"><h2>5 New Instruments Designed to Enhance the Adaptability of Clear Aligners</h2> <p>When we first introduced the <a href="https://www.hu-friedy.com/Clear-collection">Clear Collection for Clear Aligners</a>, we wanted to make it easier for dental professionals like you to manipulate invisible aligners without the need to heat the instrument.</div></div> </div> </div></div> </article> Tue, 16 Feb 2021 22:53:40 +0000 ecervello@hu-friedy.com 33596 at https://www.hufriedygroup.com https://www.hufriedygroup.com/aus-nz/en/blog/type-5-chemical-integrating-indicators-dentistry <article data-history-node-id="31265" role="article" about="/aus-nz/en/blog/type-5-chemical-integrating-indicators-dentistry" class="node node--id-31265 node--type-blog node--view-mode-teaser"> <div class="node__container"> <header class="node__header"><span class="page-title"> <h2>Blog</h2> </span><h2 class="node__title"><a href="/aus-nz/en/blog/type-5-chemical-integrating-indicators-dentistry" class="node__title-link" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field-name-title field-formatter-string field-type-string field-label-hidden">Type 5 Chemical Integrating Indicators in Dentistry</span> </a></h2></header> <div class="node__content"><div class="node__links"><ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><span class="node-readmore__link-wrapper"><a href="/aus-nz/en/blog/type-5-chemical-integrating-indicators-dentistry" rel="tag" title="Type 5 Chemical Integrating Indicators in Dentistry" class="node-readmore__link" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Type 5 Chemical Integrating Indicators in Dentistry</span></a></span></li><li class="comment-forbidden"><span class="comment-forbidden__link-wrapper"><a href="/aus-nz/en/user/login?destination=/aus-nz/en/blog/type-5-chemical-integrating-indicators-dentistry%23comment-form">Log in</a> or <a href="/aus-nz/en/user/register?destination=/aus-nz/en/blog/type-5-chemical-integrating-indicators-dentistry%23comment-form">register</a> to post comments</span></li></ul></div><div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-node--body field-formatter-text-summary-or-trimmed field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden has-single"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item"><h2>How One Scenario Illustrates the Importance of This Added Step Toward Quality Assurance</h2> <p>By <a href="/community/marie-fluent">Marie T. Fluent</a>, DDS</p></div></div> </div> </div></div> </article> Tue, 02 Feb 2021 23:00:59 +0000 ecervello@hu-friedy.com 31265 at https://www.hufriedygroup.com